THE CARDAMOM ACT, 1965 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union. 
3.  [Repealed.] 

[Repealed.]. 

4.  [Repealed.]. 
5.  [Repealed.]. 
6.  [Repealed.]. 
7.  [Repealed.]. 
8.  [Repealed.]. 
9.  [Repealed.]. 
10. [Repealed.]. 

11. [Repealed.]. 
12. [Repealed.]. 
13. [Repealed.]. 

14. [Repealed.]. 
15. [Repealed.]. 
16. [Repealed.]. 
17. [Repealed.]. 
18. [Repealed.]. 
19. [Repealed.]. 

20. [Repealed.]. 
21. [Repealed.]. 
22. [Repealed.]. 

23. [Repealed.]. 
24. [Repealed.]. 
25. [Repealed.]. 
26. [Repealed.]. 
27. [Repealed.]. 
28. [Repealed.]. 

[Repealed.]. 

[Repealed.]. 

[Repealed.]. 

[Repealed.]. 

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29. [Repealed.]. 
30. [Repealed.]. 
31. [Repealed.]. 
32. [Repealed.]. 
33. [Repealed.]. 

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THE CARDAMOM ACT, 1965 

ACT NO. 42 OF 1965 

An Act to provide for the development under the control of the Union of the cardamom industry. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[9th December, 1965.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Cardamom Act, 1965. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India: 

Provided that it shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir* except to the extent to which the 
provisions  of  this  Act  relate  to  the  control  of  export  of  cardamom  from  India  and  import  thereof  into 
India. 

(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1 as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint: 

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 

 2. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.—It is hereby declared that it is expedient 

in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the cardamom industry. 

3. [Definitions.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act (10 of 1986), s. 42 (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

[CHAPTER II.—THE CARDAMOM BOARD] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

4. [Establishment and constitution of the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

5.  [Acts  or  proceedings  of  Board  or  its  Committees  not  to  be  in  validated.]  Rep.  by  s.  42,  ibid.              

(w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

6. [Salary and allowances of Chairman.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

7. [Executive officers of the Board and other staff.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

8. [Committees of the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

9. [Functions of the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

10. [Dissolution of the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

[CHAPTER  III.—REGISTRATION  OF  OWNERS  OF  CARDOMOM  ESTATES]  Rep.  by  s.  42, 
(w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

ibid.                       

11. [Registration of owners of cardamom estates.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

12. [Power of State Government to make rules.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

13. [Returns to be made by registered owners.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

[CHAPTER IV.—FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

1.  5th  April,  1966,  vide  notification  No.  G.S.R.  543,  dated  the  5th  April,  1966,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  Part II, 

sec. 3(i) except Chapter III. 
11th April, 1966, vide notification No. G.S.R. 380, dated 5th March, 1966, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i) 
in respect of ss. 14 and 15. 
12th  July,  1966,  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  2166(E),  dated  12th  July,  1966,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  Part II, 
sec. 3(ii) in respect of Chapter III. 
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu 

and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh. 

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14.  [Imposition  of  a cess  on  cardamom exported.]  Rep.  by the  Repealing  and  Amending  Act  (10  of 

1986), s. 42 (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

15. [Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

16. [Grants and loans by the Central Government.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

17. [Constitution of the Fund.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

18. [Borrowing powers of the Board.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

19. [Accounts and audit.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

[CHAPTER V.—CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

20. [Power to control price and distribution of cardamom.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

21. [Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of cardamom.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-

1987). 

22. [Directions by Government.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

[CHAPTER VI.—MISCELLANEOUS] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

23. [Penalty for making false returns.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

24. [Penalty for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for 

failure to produce books and records.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

25.  [Penalty  for  contravention  of  order  relating  to  control  of  price,  etc.]  Rep.  by  s.  42,  ibid.            

(w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

26. [Other penalties.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

27. [Offences by companies.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

28. [Jurisdiction of court.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

29. [Previous sanction of Central Government.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

30. [Protection of action taken in good faith.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

31. [Power to delegate.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

32. [Suspension of operation of Act.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

33. [Power of Central Government to make rules.] Rep. by s. 42, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-2-1987). 

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